The Backworlds by M. Pax

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I was excited to read The Backworlds by M. Pax. This pulp science fiction style adventure is available free for Kindle!

Life is tough in the Backworlds, room to support life is at a premium and this is a dog eat dog galaxy. Craze is abruptly kicked off his family moon and is forced to fend for himself. With nothing but the contents of his pockets to help him, Craze must re-evaluate everything,

This is a fun, fast paced novel that reminded me a bit of early Heinlein, Have Spacesuit Will Travel, style story telling. It is very short and sets up well for further adventures.

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